#beingness__beingnes__existence the state or fact of existing: "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
exclusion: #nonexistence #nonbeing
supertype: #state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
subtype: #actuality the state of actually existing objectively: "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
subtype: #realness__reality__realism the state of being actual or real: "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
subtype: #fact.realness an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"
subtype: #reality the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"
subtype: #historicalness.reality the state of having in fact existed in the past
subtype: #the_true__thetrue__truth__verity conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
subtype: #genuineness__genuinenes the state of being genuine
subtype: #timelessness__eternity__timeless_existence a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
subtype: #preexistence existing in a former state or previous to something else
subtype: #coexistence existing peacefully together
subtype: #subsistence.beingness the state of existing in reality; having substance
subtype: #presence the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"
subtype: #immanence__immanency__inherence the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
subtype: #ubiety the state of existing and being localized in space
subtype: #ubiquity__ubiquitousness__omnipresence the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
subtype: #hereness the state of being here in this place
subtype: #thereness__therenes the state of being there--not here--in position
subtype: #thereness.presence__therenes real existence; "things are really there...capture the thereness of them"--Charles Hopkinson
subtype: #occurrence an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
subtype: #life__living the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
subtype: #life.organic_phenomenon the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
subtype: #biology characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms: "the biology of viruses"
subtype: #aerobiosis life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen
subtype: #aliveness__alivenes__life__living the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
subtype: #eternal_life__eternallife__life_eternal life without beginning or end
subtype: #skin.aliveness a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
subtype: #survival__endurance a state of surviving; remaining alive
subtype: #subsistence.survival a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
subtype: #life.mode a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
subtype: #transcendence__transcendency a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
subtype: #possibleness__possibility capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
subtype: #conceivableness__conceivablenes the state of being conceivable
subtype: #achievability__attainability__attainablenes the state of being achievable
subtype: #potential__potentiality__potency the inherent capacity for coming into being
subtype: #latency the state of being not yet evident or active
subtype: #prospect the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
subtype: #opportunity a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
subtype: #day.opportunity a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
subtype: #fresh_start__clean_slate__cleanslate__tabula_rasa an opportunity to start over without prejudice
subtype: #hearing.opportunity__audience an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
subtype: #hunting_ground__huntingground a place where opportunities abound
subtype: #occasion.opportunity an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
subtype: #cut-rate_sale__sale__sales_event__salesevent an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"
subtype: #bazaar.cut-rate_sale__fair a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
subtype: #book_fair__bookfair bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
subtype: #craft_fair__craftfair fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale
subtype: #inventory-clearance_sale__inventoryclearancesale__clearance_sale__clearancesale a sale to reduce inventory
subtype: #closeout a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock
subtype: #fire_sale a sale of merchandise damaged by fire
subtype: #garage_sale__yard_sale a sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises
subtype: #rummage_sale__rummagesale__jumble_sale a sale of donated articles
subtype: #white_sale__whitesale a sale of household linens
subtype: #opening.opportunity opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
subtype: #room.opportunity opportunity for; "room for improvement"
subtype: #say the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
subtype: #shot.opportunity__crack (informal) a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
subtype: #street.opportunity (informal) a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"
subtype: #throw.opportunity (informal) a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
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